Specifications include, but are not limited to: Qualified firms to provide supplemental bus services at District locations. This work includes furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary to accomplish supplemental bus transportation services. 7.1.1 The District will be responsible for providing bus routes (Attachment E) to the Contractor, and all bus routes will be established with student safety as a primary objective. While performing services under this Agreement, the Contractor is considered an independent contractor. 7.1.2 The bus routes will be scheduled to arrive no sooner than twenty-five (25) minutes and no later than ten (10) minutes before the start of classes at each school. Buses will be scheduled to arrive no sooner than twenty (20) minutes and no later than five (5) minutes before the scheduled dismissal time at each school. 7.1.3 Actual bus ridership shall not exceed three (3) per seat for elementary, two and one-half (2.5) per seat for middle, and two (2) per seat for high school buses. Buses that exceed such are considered overloaded. The Contractor will process all route change requests within three (3) business days.